MUSINGS OF A STORY MERCHANT

STRATEGY & TACTICSFOR MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACTIN A CHANGING WORLD MARKET

Dr. Atchity has spent his lifetime helping writers get started with and improve their careers. For nearly twenty years as a professor of literature and teacher of creative writing at Occidental College and UCLA--then since 1995, through this thewriterslifeline.com and as a literary manager withaeionline.com Dr. Atchity has helped literally hundreds of writers find a market for their work by bringing their craft and technique to the level of their ambition and vision. His daily newsletter, inspire@storymerchant.com keeps thousands of writers inspired and informed.

The 30-minute coaching sessions are doubly proactive: (a) determining your “assignment” for the next session; and (b) Dr. Atchity taking action on getting you to the connections you need to keep your project on the strategic track you’ve designed together. Plus, you’ll get 3 free follow-up emails for each session.

The one-on-one coaching includes:

• NOVELISTS AND NONFICTION WRITERSMoving into Markets Beyond Your Own BackyardCreating a Presence in the U.S.Translation Issues (and solutions)How Do I Know If My Work Is Good Enough for the Global Market?Plots that Sell GloballyBuilding CharactersSettings That Sell in the U.S.Choosing Your Next Work

How to Find an Agent (Dr. Atchity will refer you to his management company or an appropriate agent once your work is ready for presentation).

How to Approach Publishers Directly.How Can I Get My Novel Made Into a Film?What Do I Need to Know or Do about BRANDING?• SCREENWRITERS:Today’s 2 Hollywood Market s & How to Navigate ThemDo I Need an Agent?How Do I Find One? (when your work is ready, Dr. Atchity will refer it)The Value of ContestsHow Do I Know if My Work Is Good Enough for Hollywood?What Is Television Looking for?Where Can I Find a U.S. Collaborator for My Work?How Do I Stand Out from the Pack?How Can I Accelerate the Process of Getting My Script Made Into a Film?Becoming a Proactive Filmmaker

In some cases, coaching can involve representation.

What other writing coach is also… An active producer, for major studios, television, and independent films A literary manager for twenty years for screenwriters, nonfiction authors, and novelists—with over 15 bestsellers and nearly 30 films An editor for fifty years in every imaginable field The author of 15 books, including A Writer’s Time, Writing Treatments That Sell, How to Publish Your Novel, and How to Escape Lifetime Security and Pursue Your Impossible Dream: A Guide to Changing Your Career An inspiring public speaker at dozens of conventions and conferences in the U.S. and Europe A brand manager whose brands have included Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not! and thethrillionaires.com A writer on every aspect of the creative process Ph.D. from Yale, former Professor of Literature at Occidental College. Fulbright Professor to the University of Bologna

A: For two reasons: (1) My frustration at not being able to assist enough writers directly as I once did regularly as a professor; and (2) the changing realities of the literary management business where there is simply no more time available, as we increase our involvement in producing films and tv, to spend uncompensated time with writers.

Q. Can you help me submit my work to buyers?

A: Absolutely. When your work is ready for submission, I will either pick up the phone and submit it for you (no commission!), or I’ll suggest a representative who might be right for it.

AUTHOR-PRENEURS!

"In today’s unpredictable economic times, the only investment with any appreciable security at all is clearly investing in your own creative career—something you and only you can have control over. As I watch the Dow-Jones rise and fall and see that the projects of so many writing clients moving forward toward their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, I commend all creative people with the vision to take risks on their own creativity. One thing for sure, the worst things are, the more the world needs stories!" -- Ken Atchity, the Story Merchant

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